Peter Shumlin on Immigration

Bias-free policing: no stops for improper documentation

A new policy states that State Police troopers should not try to identify people whose only suspected violation is that they are present in the US without proper documentation. It also makes clear that officers should continue to investigate suspected
criminal activity.

The revised policy will provide clarity for State Police. But, the local policy does not address the more serious issue--that the federal government has not developed a sensible and fair immigration policy on the national level.